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How is Minnesota's paid leave program working?

How is Minnesota's paid leave program working?

Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program is nine months old. Is it working as promised? Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis looks at who’s using it, what’s going well and what could be improved.
by Angela Davis, Nikhil Kumaran and Cari Dwyer

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Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”
by The Associated Press

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Trump signals his embattled press secretary is on the way out

Trump signals his embattled press secretary is on the way out

President Donald Trump has suggested that his newly minted press secretary might not stay on the job much longer. Trump said on Friday he told Katie Zacharia that she didn’t have to do this job and that if he were her, he would reconsider the position.
by The Associated Press

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Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide — including Minnesota. Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letters as “potentially hazardous.”
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Peggy Flanagan, Michele Tafoya square off in testy Minnesota Senate debate

The major party candidates for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seat faced off in an hourlong debate Friday on MPR News with fraud, affordability and fallout from the Trump administration’s policies as key points of friction.
by Dana Ferguson and Peter Cox

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Voting in Minnesota is safe and easy. Here are your options

Voting in Minnesota is safe and easy. Here are your options

Minnesota has many options for voters concerned about their safety at polling places or who struggle with language or other challenges that might keep them out of the voting booth on Nov. 3. Here’s a guide on what’s available.
by Ana Padro and Ava Grace

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